Chapter 64
Chapter 64
Ch. 64🔒 .｡.:✧ The End ✧:.｡.
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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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[Hao Clan…!]
Jeon So-yeong, who had been scattering a slight anger, soon let out a groan.
Watching Jeon So-yeong’s reaction, I thought.
‘Hao Clan… even if I give them the name of the Hao Clan here, there’s no reason for the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult to care about the Hao Clan, which is just a dot organization. Besides, the Divine Cult doesn’t have the strength to exert influence on the Central Plains right now.’
As I weighed the options in my head, I still asked her with a slight smile on my lips.
“Is this enough to trust me?”
“……”
Hearing those words, Jeon So-yeong turned her head sharply and glared at me.
There was an unusual sense of vigilance, so I had to steel myself several times inwardly.
But how much time had passed like that.
Even Tang Hyeon-cheol, who was standing next to me with a nervous heart, had felt that the anger Jeon So-yeong harbored was gradually subsiding.
The formidable pressure that was felt from her, a transcendent peak master, gradually faded.
Confirming that, I cheered inwardly.
‘She’s almost convinced.’
At this point, the organization of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult itself was on fire due to the competition for the next successor.
The only daughter of the leader, who had already been assigned the position of Young Lord due to her outstanding insight, skills, and outstanding martial prowess.
And the first son of the leader, Cheon Il-jun, who, though not as good as her, had a strong background from his mother’s side and had built a considerable level of support.
Considering the conflict that Cheon Il-jun, who was commonly called the First Prince of the Divine Cult, had with the protagonist in the original novel… it was not that difficult to guess what kind of situation the Divine Cult was facing at this point.
‘The leader is probably stubbornly maintaining neutrality… but the Six Kings are different. They are probably playing a waiting game between Prince Cheon and the Young Lord according to their own interests.’
In that sense, it was not that difficult to plant suspicion about an ally in Jeon So-yeong, one of the Six Kings who had sided with the Young Lord.
She was probably contemplating it now.
It was because she felt something was off about the information I had brought up.
‘Even so, it won’t make much difference. No matter how risky it is, there’s no reason not to take the information that an important person in an ally has betrayed them seriously.’
I watched Jeon So-yeong’s reaction with leisure.
She let out a slight breath and then began to stroke her temples with two fingers.
At Jeon So-yeong’s reaction, I realized that she was almost convinced and decided to put an end to this tiresome confrontation.
I sent another telepathic message.
[Around dawn… that is, around the hour of the ox, carefully observe the pavilion where the Demon Wheel resides.]
“……!”
[Then a path may open.]
As I said that, Jeon So-yeong’s eyes widened for a moment.
She was also quite surprised.
At the reaction of Jeon So-yeong, who was glaring at me with a look of disbelief, I still pretended to be calm and continued to speak.
“You don’t have much to lose with this.”
“…You bastard.”
“It’s a win-win situation, so at least think about it once.”
“……”
I could feel a sense of contemplation from Jeon So-yeong.
She seemed to be debating whether to really trust the information she had obtained from a complete stranger, a delinquent from the Silver River Trading Company.
At that moment when a slight silence continued, an ally who was waiting outside slowly began to enter.
Thump, thump–
“…You’ve arrived, Elder.”
“How dare you come before me…!”
Jeon So-yeong shouted.
I greeted the old man who had been waiting outside at my request.
But as if she didn’t like the person who had disturbed her thoughts at a time when she was quite disturbed, Jeon So-yeong shouted in a sharp voice.
At that, ‘he’, who had already reached the vicinity of where I and Jeon So-yeong were sitting facing each other, smiled faintly and opened his mouth.
“…Indeed, that old temper of yours is still the same, Blood Witch.”
“……!”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen a promising upstart… I recommend not to threaten him. Both I and Heavenly Slaughterer have been keeping an eye on this kid for a long time.”
“The Hidden Healer, Dokgo Hyun…!”
Jeon So-yeong, who had finally confirmed the identity of the old man who had revealed himself up close, her eyes shot up vertically.
The momentum of the Blood Witch, who had been pushing me as if threatening me, instantly subsided as if she had grasped the situation.
She also seemed to have noticed.
Jeon So-yeong glanced at me.
“You bastard… you’ve done well.”
“I can’t just give away top secret information for free and just stand by.”
“……”
“I believe this is the level where a foothold for negotiation has been established.”
As I hit the nail on the head, Jeon So-yeong, who had noticed the meaning behind my words, frowned slightly.
It was natural that she had been thinking of leading the negotiation by gaining a favorable position over me with her transcendent peak master’s martial prowess.
Therefore, I had secretly brought in Dokgo Hyun in preparation for this negotiation.
‘I had decided not to involve him in family matters and had told him so… but since the situation has become like this, there’s no reason not to involve the Elder of the Hidden in the negotiation.’
I smiled broadly.
In fact, the invasion of the Divine Cult that had befallen the family was as good as settled.
A situation where I had led the situation to our victory.
But if Jeon So-yeong were to threaten me further or cause a scene in this state…
I had no choice but to pull out a hidden card that could control the Blood Witch, who could be called an absolute master of the Divine Cult, to some extent.
‘So I thought of the Elder… it’s not just a simple family matter, it’s an incident that can develop into a conflict between the Shaanxi martial arts world and the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, so there’s nothing to hesitate about anymore.’
Thinking so, I had asked Dokgo Hyun for help without hesitation.
In fact, it was Dokgo Hyun who had created the device that produced the scent of plum blossoms.
He had been helping me greatly in secret.
At the moment when a brief silence continued, the Blood Witch, Jeon So-yeong, who had been glaring at Dokgo Hyun, bit her lower lip and then said.
“…Huu. How did an old doctor like you end up siding with a young brat who still has milk on his breath?”
“Hmm! A brat… can you really belittle this man as a brat?”
“…What did you say?”
At Jeon So-yeong’s reaction, who asked back, Dokgo Hyun said without paying any heed.
“I mean, can you really consider this child, who has reached this position in less than two years with almost self-taught training without even receiving a bone-washing and marrow-cleansing, as a mere brat.”
“……!”
“If you really think so, I’m curious what the definition of an upstart is according to the supreme master of the new cult, the Blood Witch.”
“……”
Jeon So-yeong fell silent.
I took the meaning of her silence in a good way.
It meant that she was also trying to change her attitude towards me.
Moreover, considering the possibility of inevitably getting entangled with the Divine Cult, it was better to leave a strong impression on the Blood Witch, whether she liked it or not.
In that sense, Dokgo Hyun’s action just now was beneficial to me.
The situation where Dokgo Hyun and I were confronting Jeon So-yeong continued for a while longer—
Finally, Jeon So-yeong lightly parted her beautiful lips.
“…The words of the old doctor are not entirely wrong.”
“Hmm, hmm.”
“Phew… very well. For the sake of appearances… this time, I shall take a step back.”
As she said that, Jeon So-yeong immediately turned her gaze towards the wide-open ceiling.
At that, as if someone had been waiting there in advance, a figure in black with a small physique instantly jumped down to the floor.
Kung—!
The black-clad figure landed lightly and, noticing Jeon So-yeong’s single nod, seemed to understand some unspoken instruction.
They soon rummaged through their robes and finally took something out.
“……!”
“This is…”
I, who had confirmed the identity of [something], my eyes widened.
Dokgo Hyun was also the same.
It was a glass bottle about the size of a hand.
Dokgo Hyun, who had discovered the grotesque creature that looked like a bug inside the slightly cracked glass bottle, swallowed hard.
“It’s the mother Gu that controls the Gu poison…! How did you secure it in advance?”
“…Heung, that’s a simple matter for me.”
Jeon So-yeong answered Dokgo Hyun’s question as if it was no big deal.
The figue in black was carefully handing the glass bottle to Jeon So-yeong.
Swish—
Jeon So-yeong, who had received the glass bottle containing the crystal of the Gu poison from the figue in black, immediately threw it at me without any hesitation.
Paat—
“Oh…!”
I, who had snatched the glass bottle in the air, carefully held the bottle containing the mother Gu in my arms, even though I was bewildered.
Watching my reaction, Jeon So-yeong sneered and opened her mouth.
“This is my reward for the information you gave me.”
“……!”
“I thought this would be enough… do you think it’s not enough?”
“…No. This is more than enough.”
“Heung… then I’m glad.”
Swish—
Jeon So-yeong immediately stood up from her seat.
As if she thought there was nothing more to be done here, she seemed to be preparing to leave.
At Jeon So-yeong’s movement, I bid a short farewell.
“…Go in peace.”
“There were many twists and turns, but your spirit is admirable.”
“……”
“Well… then, let’s see each other again if we have a chance.”
Swish—
I bowed my head as it was.
At my reaction, she, who had been consistently wearing a decadent smile, finally smiled broadly.
It was the most natural and beautiful smile she had ever shown.
“Then…”
Paat—
Jeon So-yeong’s figure disappeared, leaving an afterimage.
And immediately, the figure in black who was standing stiffly beside her also seemed to sink into the shadows and then disappeared.
As the two of them disappeared, I let out a long sigh.
And then I glanced at Dokgo Hyun and Tang Hyeon-cheol, who were smiling bitterly beside me, and then muttered.
“It’s finally over…”
The tiresome family affair had come to an end.
The pleasure and sense of accomplishment, even without being expressed in words, was a chilling sensation that spread throughout my entire body, giving me goosebumps.
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